"I'll give up CW when I'm dead! MAYBE!" (Rick, KC8AON)
Group of OK radioamateurs Pavel TA2ZAF (OK1MU), Vláďa OK1CW, Franta OK1DF, Zdenek OK1FIA, Slávek OK1TN, Zdeno OK2ZW a Honza OK2ZAW under the special call TC07DX are going to activate Turkey Island Suluada AS-115 in Mediterranean Sea between 15.5. and 19.5.2010. We will use two stations CW/SSB and some few hours of operation is planned for […]
Last week I got package with famous Mercury paddle from Bencher. Original author of this paddle is Steven Nurkiewicz, N2DAN. After his dead the rights were sold to Bencher and they serial numbers start at 1000. My paddle has s/n 1200. Steven’s life is very interesting. On 22th of March 1981 was published his life […]
It is a book by Carlo IK0YGJ, that has just been translated into English. You can download it here: http://www.qsl.net/ik0ygj/enu/index.html Carlo says: This book is the result of several years of experience in amateur radiotelegraphy. It suggests, for the first time, a learning methodology based on an integrated and multidisciplinary approach designed to accompany the […]
In 2010 PZK (Polish Radio Amateur Association) celebrates 80th anniversary of establishment and presents new award – 80 years of PZK. More details and rules are available here: http://awards.pzk.org.pl/html/80_Lat_Regulamin.htm
I need more practice in plain text copying. About a year ago I converted a few Czech textbooks to Morse and started to listen to it while driving a car or at evening when my wife is watching TV.
Nick has been active for long time as 5N/LZ1QK, unfortunately he didn’t have valid amateur radio licence for Nigeria and QSOs will not count for DXCC credit. But now Nick, LZ1QK has a new call – 5N3WQK which is valid. He is on the air almost every day, especially on 17m. QSL via LZ1CL.
From CWOPS list (posted by Mike, W0YR): Yesterday, there was a huge eruption on the back side of the sun. Spaceweather.com estimates that the mass coronal ejection was of a magnitude of at least a billion tons. The attached movie shows the magnitude of this occurance. Notice, this is not an animation. It is a […]
Yesterday, I got weighty package with new QSL cards designed and printed by Dan, OK1HRA. They are amazing! This QSL cards are the best I have ever had. Thank you Dan!
